Education News in India

Biz Talk 2/Dec/2011
XLRI Jamshedpur organised its national-level annual consulting conference INSIGHT 2011 at the WWF Auditorium in New Delhi. The theme of INSIGHT 2011 was ‘Sustainability - The outlook of business and government’, which is a burning issue in today’s context. The conference was organised by ..
Montek for foreign investment in medical education 2/Dec/2011
Planning commision Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia pitched for opening up of the medical education sector to foreign investment to increase the supply of professionals, including doctors and nursing staff. "My view is that opening up (medical education) to private (investment) sector is ..
TN teenage students to get educated on sex 2/Dec/2011
On the event of World AIDS day, the chennai corporation has decided to create awareness among teenagers and prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually-transmitted infections through lessons. Speaking at a function to commemorate World AIDS Day, mayor Saidai Duraisamy told that a team of 42-counsellors will ..
Retirement age of teachers increased in Bihar 2/Dec/2011
Bihar government approved the retirement age of teachers of colleges and universities from the present 62 years to 65 years. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting presided over by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Principal Secretary (Cabinet Coordination and ..
Bihar: CM opposes Centre's decision on model schools 2/Dec/2011
Inaugurating the second annual conference of Nai Taleem (new education) here on Thursday, CM Nitish Kumar said that knowledge would be linked to skill as per the concept of Mahatma Gandhi. He said earlier in primary schools, children were also taught some skill. "I too learnt to run spinning wheel and weaved gamcha ..
Institutes convert students' scores on PSU request 2/Dec/2011
The IITs, national centres of excellence mentored by foreign governments, have for several years graded their graduates based on the Western system of cumulative grade point index (CPI). But now, all the IITs have drawn up an equivalence chart, comparing CPIs to the more conventional percentage system after public ..
Internet giants come calling to IITs with fancy offers 2/Dec/2011
Three giants of the internet - Facebook, Microsoft and Google - landed at the Indian Institutes of Technology this year to pick the brightest brains to power their headquarters. Facebook, which picked one student last year, was seen at all IIT campuses, from Bombay to Guwahati to Madras. It paid the ..
EIILM Workshop on battling stress 1/Dec/2011
In the wake of recession and the stress that it amounts to, the first year PGPM students of Eastern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (EIILM) organised a workshop on ‘how to survive under the hammer? Stress vs. Recession.’ Prarrthana Pal Chowdhury, corporate sales manager – ..
Insight into Infrastructure 1/Dec/2011
On the occasion of Children’s Day the Directory on Educational Infrastructure was introduced to the citizens of the city of joy. The event was chaired by Kartik Manna the chairperson of Sarva Siksha Mission. The occasion was graced by prominent government officials supporting the noble act of ..
A Significant Symposium 1/Dec/2011
One cannot stress enough upon the pertinence of upgrading and sustaining the system of medical education and admission prevailing in this country. In fact it is disappointing to note that there is an acute shortage of qualified doctors and the root of the malady is the system of admissions and entry that prevails at the ..

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